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Penn State's InVolve competition for undergraduate students at all campuses focuses on vehicle automation, which has the potential to save lives, prevent injuries, save healthcare costs and increase productivity.

Lisa Jackson, vice president of environmental initiatives at Apple Inc. and former administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will be the keynote speaker at the 2014 Colloquium on the Environment on Nov. 6.

John Gastil, head of communication arts and sciences at Penn State University, will be the featured speaker for the next Faculty Lecture Series at 1 p.m., Sept. 23, in room 135 at the campus in Center Valley. Gastil will discuss "The Oregon Citizens' Initiative Review: A new role for citizen legislators in initiative elections." This event is free and open to the public.

All women students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to join the Penn State Lehigh Valley team in the fight against breast cancer as they participate in the Women’s 5K Classic beginning at 9 a.m. on Sat., Oct. 12, 2013, at Lehigh Parkway.

Tom Szaky, founder and CEO of TerraCycle and author of Revolution in a Bottle: How TerraCycle is Redefining Green Business, will be a featured speaker during Penn State’s Earth Days. TerraCycle collects trash and turns it into reusable items.

Research Unplugged goes on location this week to Penn State's Palmer Museum of Art, where curators Joyce Robinson and Dana Carlisle Kletchka will present "Behind the Scenes at the Museum: What Do Curators Do?"

Penn State Hazleton THON will host a Coach bag bingo fundraiser from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 3, in the Dr. Thomas M. Caccese Gymnasium in the physical education building. More than 20 different Coach bags, wallets, wristlets and purses will be given away as prizes during the event. Cost for the event is $25.

All proceeds benefit the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, THON for short, the world's largest student-run philanthropy, which raises money for the fight against pediatric cancer at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital. Last year, Penn State students raised more than $9.5 million.